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Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Sagan Tosu FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 10 Oct 2020 · 09:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Renzo Lopez 40' Y
Y 42' Takahiro Sekine
Yoshiki Takahashi 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki
  • Referee Yusuke Shiotsu
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–1 L
07 Oct Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–3 L
30 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D
27 Sep FC Tokyo H 3–0 W
23 Sep Vissel Kobe A 3–4 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
04 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
30 Sep FC Tokyo H 0–1 L
26 Sep Yokohama FC H 0–2 L
23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shusaku Nishikawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Tomoya Koyamatsu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sagan Tosu FC tonight.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It’s high time Takeshi Otsuki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The referee shows Sagan Tosu FC player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takahiro Sekine will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Renzo Lopez departs to be replaced by Daichi Hayashi.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuya Iwanami made 455 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Ryang Yong Gi as he leaves the pitch. Yoshiki Takahashi steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Sagan Tosu FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Shinzo Koroki trudges off to be replaced by Kazuki Nagasawa on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Yoshiki Takahashi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Takeshi Kanamori comes on to replace Tomoya Koyamatsu.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Yuto Uchida has done his job and it is now time for Tiago Alves to step up.
  • 89' Daiki Hashioka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Ryosuke Yamanaka. He replaces Yosuke Kashiwagi on 90 minute.
  • Urawa Red Diamonds celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keita Yamashita 3
Yuki Muto 2
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Ken Iwao 1
Kenyu Sugimoto 1

Head to Head

2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-10-07 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-09-30 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-27 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 FC Tokyo W 2020-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu FC L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tokyo L 2020-09-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Yokohama FC L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.15 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC34% Draw30% Urawa Red Diamonds36%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
66%
Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC24% Draw50% Urawa Red Diamonds26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.